When the Cincinnati Reds realized that Mat Latos wouldn’t be sufficiently recovered from off-season elbow surgery to start the season in the rotation, Alfredo Simon was ready to claim Latos’ spot until closer Aroldis Chapman was knocked out of action […]
The “Cueto” crowd chant reached a feverish pitch in last year’s NL Wild Card game in Pittsburgh between the Cincinnati Reds and the Pittsburgh Pirates. The result of the crowd chant seemed to unnerve Reds’ ace Johnny Cueto, who dropped […]
When Cincinnati Reds‘ first-year manager Bryan Price announced that he was shifting perennial All-Star first-baseman Joey Votto from his customary third spot in the batting order to second, there was interest in just how Votto would react to the change. […]
Although lightning rods for very different reasons, Brandon Phillips of the Cincinnati Reds and Hall of Famer Jackie Robinson share similarities in their respective play on the field. Per Baseball-Reference.com, Robinson posted a 162-game average over his 10 seasons with […]
Coming into Wednesday afternoon’s matchup with the St. Louis Cardinals, the Cincinnati Reds weren’t getting much out of ultra-fast center fielder Billy Hamilton. Hamilton was just 2-of-22 in his first seven games, with seven strikeouts and a 0 percent success rate […]
Since coming to the big leagues in 2008, Cincinnati Reds right fielder Jay Bruce has been putting on an impressive display of his power year after year. However, in sharp contrast to Joey Votto, his fellow left-handed swinging teammate, he has […]
Aroldis Chapman just suffered one of the most gruesome sports injuries we’ve ever seen. The Cincinnati Reds pitcher took a line drive off his face and forehead area, which resulted in multiple facial fractures. Chapman had to undergo surgery, and […]